HOWTO: DataMapper - Setting the default repository for a model

  • Ruby
  • DataMapper

Had to google for quite a while before I was able to find the solution. Essentially, I have a model that I want to always use a different repository than what I #setup in :default. To do that:

class Person
  include DataMapper::Resource

  def self.default_repository_name
    :other
  end

  property :name, String
# ...
end

This will make Person.all and all other queries use the :other repository, without having to use the #repository(:other) { } block.